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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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